Before children's stories came to exemplify the French fairy tale,
early modern audiences read the works of women writers known as
conteuses. From the late seventeenth century through the
Revolution, the conteuses published rich, complex tales that were
popular in literary salons and elite courtly settings. These
unpredictable works feature candid representations of female
desire, strong support for the education of women, and surprising
twists on the fairy tale formulas familiar to readers of Charles
Perrault. Not only witty and entertaining, the tales also comment
on the unfair treatment of women that the authors saw in their own
society. Brief biographies introduce to new audiences writers who
challenged social conventions, won popular and critical acclaim,
and defined the fairy tale genre in their own time.
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